Clinical psychologist Carmel OâSullivan’s office overlooks the PCYC building⦠âWe are often dealing with distressed and disturbed people. The concerning activity going on next door and the [painted] face staring into our office has caused major complications for us.â Photo: Nick Overall
âA DERELICT nightmareâ is how business operators describe an abandoned building in Turner thatâs fallen victim to graffiti, litter and vandalism.
The building, once a Police Citizens Youth Club (PCYC) centre, has been unoccupied for nearly 15 years, and despite the ACT government’s efforts to clean up the area, nearby business owners say much more needs to be done.
From abandoned to art in eight weeks: How street artists transformed one of Canberra s dilapidated buildings
SatSaturday 12
updated
SunSunday 13
DecDecember 2020 at 5:09am
This portrait of beloved Canberra soup lady Stasia Dabrowski is one of the PCYC street art project s highlights.
(
Share
Print text only
Cancel
What was once barren brick walls covered in scrawls of graffiti and surrounded by long grass is now a bold and bright representation of Canberra s local culture and history.
After sitting unused for 14 years, Canberra street artists have turned the old Police and Community Youth Clubs (PCYC) building in Turner into a work of art.